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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

However, the word “tomedes” is also a word in the Galician language in Europe, meaning “to take”. 6- Used a love and connection-themed name Photo Credit: Mollie Newton I'm Dr. Mollie Newton, founder of PetMeTwice and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). Our use of Tomedes as our brand name has brought with it meaning.

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7 things you can (legally) steal from successful companies

The Next Web

Denis Duvauchelle is CEO and co-founder of Twoodo , helping your team organize itself using simple #hashtags. However, step outside of that bubble into Europe, Africa and Asia and you’ll find that an almost-copycat service done in a local language is niche enough to make you a sweet business. Mergers and acquisitions anyone?

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East meets West: Why Chinese app developers are targeting US smartphone owners

The Next Web

With these obstacles, it is sometimes smarter to target the US market first, even though you may reach a smaller audience. Interestingly enough, CooTek’s co-founder and CEO, Michael Wong , who was formerly from Microsoft’s R&D unit, took an unconventional route by launching in the Western market first.

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E&Y Journey 2011, The Great Debate: Go Public or Stay Private

VC Cafe

The panel discussed the virtues and vices that startups face when deciding to go public or stay private, or, as one audience member pointed out: to get bought out. Rough waters in Europe are pushing European companies to go public in the US. European shares are undervalued relative to the US. It is a 1-mile marker on a 100 mile road.

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